Malaysians held in Nepal over fake credit cards (The Star) NEW DELHI: Three Malaysian men, a Nepali woman and a Chinese national were detained in Kathmandu, Nepal, while on a shopping binge trying to purchase expensive goods using forged credit cards.

Anthrax lures new singer via MySpace New York area musician contacts metal bands guitarist through the site. They get together, jam for 10 hours, and decide to join forces. Thrash metal band Anthrax has plucked a new singer from obscurity, with a little help from MySpace.com. Dan Nelson, 31, who had fronted several...

Dropping off the grid After screwing up his travel preparations, CNET News.coms Charles Cooper goes through the electronic equivalent of cold turkey. Packing for a recent hiking vacation, I forgot my cell phone. When I realized my goof, it was too late. I was 30,000 feet over Californias Sierras and climbing. ...

Rhys family renew plea to catch killer Parents face their first Christmas without son as police say murder inquiry is making good progress

Liverpool remakes the nativity New version of Christmas story to be played out on the streets of Liverpool and broadcast live on BBC

The dancing policeman Keeping the beat: US policeman Tony Lepore comes out of retirement every Christmas to direct traffic in Providence, Rhode Island, in his own unique style

Ed Byrne on reducing Christmas waste Comedian Ed Byrne encourages people to reduce their waste this Christmas as he talks about the amount of cards sent each year that arent recycled

Every loo must have one Arts & entertainment: Stuart Jeffries investigates the phenomenon of the Christmas bestseller and wonders what this years big successes will be